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Penns Valley Area School Board hires Blast IU 17 to run superintendent search
Summary
The Penns Valley Area School Board approved contracting Blast IU 17 to assist with the district superintendent search for $8,500, with the motion passing 7-1 on March 3, 2026. Board member Kimberly Domin cast the lone dissent.
On March 3, 2026, the Penns Valley Area School Board voted to hire Blast IU 17 as a consultant to lead its superintendent search, approving a contract for $8,500 and authorizing the board president and board secretary to execute the agreement.
Daniel Decker moved to approve Blast IU 17 as the consultant and Scott Butler seconded. "Mr. Decker made a motion, seconded by Mr. Butler to approve Blast IU 17 as the consultant to assist with the Superintendent Search and authorize the Board President and Board Secretary to execute the contract for $8,500," the minutes state. The motion passed on a roll-call vote of 7-1; board member Kimberly Domin voted no.
The vote came at a special voting meeting that the board advertised on March 1, 2026, to hire a search consultant and appoint an interim superintendent following the district work session. The minutes do not record discussion details from Blast IU 17 or the content of any public comments related to the contract. The board president and board secretary were authorized to sign contract documents to implement the hire.
The action places the search process under an outside consultant, with the contract amount recorded as $8,500 in the minutes. The minutes list district leaders present, including Superintendent Brian Griffith and Assistant Superintendent John Zesiger, but they are not quoted in the record of this motion.
The board proceeded to a separate vote later in the same meeting to appoint an interim superintendent.
